Partition wall module for a cabin of a vehicle for an optical and mechanical separation of different cabin regions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10836491-B2
Application number	US-201715459796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A wall module for a cabin of a vehicle for separation of different cabin regions comprises a lower wall section having a fastener for fastening the wall module to a structurally fixed component fixed to the floor in the cabin, a surface-like rigid upper wall section converging with the lower wall section having a second fastener in a region of the wall module facing away from the lower wall section for fastening the wall module to a structurally fixed component fixed to the ceiling in the cabin. The upper wall section at least in a region comprises an arched curvature around a horizontal axis for adapting to the shape of a backrest of a seat. The wall module comprises at least one element stiffer than the upper wall section, which extends from a region adjacent the floor to a region adjacent the ceiling of the wall module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arrangement in a cabin of an aircraft, the arrangement comprising at least one passenger seat having a rearwardly extending leg and at least one partition wall module, wherein each partition wall module has a forward side and a rearward side, wherein each partition wall is directly arranged behind a backrest of a respective passenger seat, and wherein each partition wall module comprises:
a lower partition wall section having a first structure configured for fastening the partition wall module to a floor mounted component fixed to a floor in the cabin; and
a rigid upper partition wall section converging with the lower partition wall section, and having a second structure configured for fastening the partition wall module to a ceiling mounted component in the cabin;
wherein a portion of the upper partition wall section comprises an arched curvature around a horizontal axis located in front of the forward side of the respective partition wall module for adapting to the shape of the respective backrest of the respective passenger seat,
wherein the upper partition wall section is curved in a first direction,
wherein the lower partition wall section is curved in a second direction opposite of the first direction and extends forward of the rearwardly extending leg in a flight direction,
wherein the cabin comprises a door region between a monument and a passenger seat region, and
wherein a selected partition wall module is arranged directly at the door region opposite to the monument.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the ceiling mounted component in the cabin is mounted to an over-head stowage bin.

3. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the floor mounted component comprises holding points, which are integrated into the floor of the cabin.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein, for each partition wall module, the:
upper partition wall section terminates at opposite first and second lateral edges, at an upper edge interconnecting the first and second lateral edges, and at a lower edge interconnecting the first and second lateral edges;
first lateral edge contacts the lower edge at a first corner;
second lateral edge contacts the lower edge at a second corner;
partition wall module further comprises a rim that is continuous and that extends at least from the first corner to the second corner along the first lateral edge, the upper edge, and the second lateral edge of the upper partition wall section;
rim is stiffer than the upper partition wall section; and
lower partition wall section comprises first and second parallel elongate legs having a lower end forming the first structure configured for fastening the partition wall module to the floor mounted component, extending upward from the lower end to the lower edge of the upper partition wall section, and defining a gap configured to receive a seat leg of a seat frame of a passenger seat.

5. An aircraft comprising:
a passenger cabin formed with a cabin floor and a cabin ceiling;
a partition wall module for providing optical and mechanical separation of different cabin regions with the passenger cabin, the partition wall module having a forward side and a rearward side and comprising:
a lower partition wall section mounted to the cabin floor, wherein the lower partition wall section has a concave rearward-facing surface, the lower partition wall section extending in a vertical direction up to an upper delimitation of a seating surface of a passenger seat; and
an upper partition wall section mounted to the cabin ceiling and connected to the lower partition wall section, wherein a portion of the upper partition wall section has a concave forward-facing surface configured to receive a backrest of the passenger seat located forward of the partition wall module, wherein the upper partition wall section terminates at opposite first and second lateral edges and at an upper edge interconnecting the first and second lateral edges, wherein the partition wall module further comprises a rim that is continuous and that extends along the first lateral edge, the upper edge, and the second lateral edge of the upper partition wall section, and wherein the rim is stiffer than the upper partition wall section.

6. The aircraft according to claim 5 , wherein the lower partition wall section comprises at least one elongate leg having a lower end configured for fastening the partition wall module to the floor mounted component, each elongate leg extending from the lower end to the upper partition wall section.

7. The aircraft according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one elongate leg comprises two parallel elongate legs defining a gap for receiving a seat leg of a seat frame of a passenger seat.

8. The aircraft according to claim 5 , further comprising a compartment that horizontally extends forward from the lower partition wall section, wherein the lower partition wall section defines an opening to the compartment.

9. The aircraft of claim 5 , wherein the upper partition wall section terminates at a lower edge interconnecting the first and second lateral edges, wherein the first lateral edge contacts the lower edge at a first corner, wherein the second lateral edge contacts the lower edge at a second corner, and wherein the rim extends from the first corner to the second corner along the first lateral edge, the upper edge, and the second lateral edge of the upper partition wall section.

10. The aircraft of claim 5 , wherein the partition wall module is realized as one piece and the lower partition wall section constitutes an integral part of the partition wall module and contacts the upper partition wall section at an interface.

11. The aircraft according to claim 5 , wherein the partition wall module comprises an S-shape.

12. The aircraft according to claim 5 , wherein an upper end of the upper partition wall section extends forward over the backrest and the seating surface in a flight direction.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Heidtmann Andreas
• Weifenbach Jörg
• Herzog Mark
• Lange Roland

Classifications

• B64D11/0023 Primary

  Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation · CPC title

• B60R21/026

  Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments (B60R21/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B64D11/003

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title